Wearable Towel

ABSTRACT

A towel easily wrapped and fixed about a body of a wearer, the towel having a substantially planer rectangular main body and at least one opening in the main body configured for securing the towel to the body of the wearer.

INDEX TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 60/992,406 filed Dec. 5, 2007 the disclosure ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to towels for body wiping, protection andprivacy for temporary attachment to a human body during uses that caninclude physical workout, shaving, applying makeup, being in thepresence of other people, between personal care activities, beingunclothed in variously inclement surroundings, and/or other activitiesbefore being clothed.

Robes, tote towels and other modifications of towels are well known. Ina manner taught by this invention, however, none are known to providethe temporary attachment as in the present invention.

The subject invention provides a novel, easy to manufacture, and easy touse towel to address the current need.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The subject invention provides a novel towel configuration that iseasily wrapped and fixed into position about the body of a wearer.

In a preferred embodiment, the towel includes a substantially planerrectangular main body as is commonly known. There are two openings thatare congruently placed along the long edge of the towel body.

In one embodiment, the opening is approximately about 10 inches long andfrom approximately about 0.25-3 inches wide. The opening, in thisembodiment, is set inward from the edge of the longest towel side byabout approximately 4 inches. The opening is set inward from the shortertowel side by about approximately about 3 inches.

In a preferred embodiment the said openings are congruently placedrelative to their position to their respective adjacent edges.

Alternatively, the openings may be positioned in any desiredconfiguration.

In one embodiment, the openings may have a mechanism by which the sizesof the opening can be adjusted. The said mechanism may be any that iscommonly known and can include but would not be limited to buttons,snaps, zipper, Velcro®, hook and loop and the like.

In an alternative embodiment, the towel may have one opening adjacent toa first side and a mechanism for attaching the second or terminal sideonce the towel is wrapped around the body of a user.

The towel may be formed of any acceptable material including but notlimited to conventional terrycloth-type material. Terrycloth is a fabricwith loops that can absorb large amounts of water. It can bemanufactured by weaving or knitting, with weaving on a dobby loom thepredominant commercial method, having two beams of longitudinal warpthrough which the filler or weft is fired laterally.

Preferably, the regions bordering each of the openings, are reinforcedto give structural strength and integrity to the towel such that therepeated motion of placing an arm in the opening and removing the armfrom the opening does not tear or otherwise compromise the integrity ofthe towel.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the towel of the present invention.

FIG. 2 depicts sequential steps relating to the use of the towel of thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Towel 10 includes a first side 25 and a second side 26 defined by thefirst vertical side 11 second vertical side 12 first horizontal side 13and second horizontal side 14. First side 25 and second side 26collectively form a substantially planer main body of towel 10. Towel 10has a vertical axis A-A equidistant from first vertical side 11 andsecond vertical side 12. Towel 10 has a horizontal axis B-B equidistantfrom first horizontal side 13 and second horizontal side 14. Towel 10may include periphery stitching 28 that is placed around the peripheryof towel 10 along sides 11, 12, 13, and 14.

Towel 10 has a first opening 15 defined by outer opening border 16 inneropening border 17 lower opening border 18 and upper opening border 19.Opening 15 is parallel to first horizontal side 13 and configured suchthat opening 15 is relatively adjacent to second vertical side 12.Opening 15 may also include stitching 29 that may reinforce theintegrity of the fabric bordering opening 15. Optionally, opening 15 maycontain additional material along the periphery of opening 15 that mayprovide padding, or a decorative border.

Towel 10 has a second opening 20 defined by outer opening border 21inner opening border 22 lower opening border 23 and upper opening border24. Opening 20 is parallel to the second vertical site 12 and configuredsuch that opening 20 is relatively adjacent to second vertical side 12.Opening 20 may also include stitching 27 that may reinforce theintegrity of the fabric bordering opening 20. Optionally, opening 20 maycontain additional material along the periphery of opening 20 that mayprovide padding, or a decorative border.

In an environment of use, as shown in FIG. 2, a user will place theirentire arm through first opening 15, as shown in Step 1. Next, the userwraps towel 10 around their torso as shown in Step 2. The user will thenplace the same arm that had previously been placed through first opening15, through second opening 20. Once the user has placed a single armthrough each of first opening 15 and second opening 20, first side 25will be facing away from the user and second side 26 will face the user.

While the invention has been described in its preferred form orembodiment with some degree of particularity, it is understood that thisdescription has been given only by way of example and that numerouschanges in the details of construction, fabrication, and use, includingthe combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

1. A towel easily wrapped and fixed about a body of a wearer, the towelcomprising: a. a substantially planer rectangular main body having twosubstantially parallel horizontal edges and two substantially parallelvertical edges; b. at least two horizontally oriented openings in saidmain body.
 2. (canceled)
 3. The towel of claim 1 wherein said twoopenings are parallel to the horizontal edge.
 4. The towel of claim 1wherein said two openings are parallel and adjacent to the horizontaledge.
 5. The towel of claim 1 wherein said two openings are positionedequidistant relative to placement on the main body to a horizontal axis.6. The towel of claim 1 wherein said two openings are congruentlypositioned relative to placement on the main body to a vertical axis. 7.The towel of claim 1 wherein said two openings are congruent relative totheir distance from each of their respective adjacent horizontal andvertical sides of said towel body.
 8. A method for wearing a towelcomprising the steps of: a. providing a towel according to claim 1; b.placing one arm in a first opening; c. wrapping the towel around thebody of the wearer; d. securing the terminal side into a fixed positionby placing the same arm from step b in a second opening.
 9. (canceled)10. A towel easily wrapped and fixed about a body of a wearer, the towelconsisting of: a. a substantially planer rectangular main body; b. twohorizontally oriented openings in said main body; wherein said twoopenings are parallel and adjacent to a horizontal edge of said mainbody, and further wherein said two openings are positioned equidistantrelative to a horizontal axis, and congruent relative to a verticalaxis.